lovesick

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lovesick

  • /ˈlʌvsɪk/

Rhymes with -ʌvsɪk

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From love + sick.

adjective more lovesick · most lovesick

  1. Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of unrequited or unfulfilled love. And she looked to Mr. –––– / And leered like a love-sick pigeon.

    Similar: fancy-sick

  2. Having an aching desire for one's beloved.

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adj behaving oddly due to love

中文相思病 xiāngsībìng
Françaisénamouré

adj having an aching desire for one's beloved

Españolenamorado, enculado, clavado
中文相思病 xiāngsībìng
Françaislanguissant
Deutschliebeskrank
Русскийтомящийся от любви tomjaščijsja ot ljubvi
العربيةمريض العشق

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@misc{lovesick_2026,
  title = {lovesick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lovesick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}